Buckle



June 28, 1932. R. F, BARTEL BUCKLE Fild Aug. 2o, 1929 ATTORN EY,

INVE TOR Patented June 28, 1932 RUDOLPH F. BARTEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BUCKLE Application led August 20, 1929. Serial No. 387,210.

This invention relates toa buckle and is an improvement of the buckle shown and described in my Letters Patent N o. 1,002,022

,. dated August 29, 1911. Y

The object of the present invention is-the production of a buckle, in which the webbing used therewith can be located between the members thereof throughout its whole width without being very ruffled. v rlfhe second ol ject of the invention is the production of a buckle wherein the metallic parts thereof are shielded, by the webbing connected thereto. The third object of the invention is the production of a buckle in which sharp edges, which might contact with the garment of the user are avoided.

The organization of the invention comprises a front iiat member having rearwardly extending pivots, and a rear angular member hinged thereto. The rear member comprises a thumb plate and a turned over portion constituting a grip having teeth or a serrated edge, and a pair of journal lugs. The crown of the said bent over portion is in alignment with the crown of the journal lugs when viewed in the same direction.

The teeth of the rear member are disposed so that a line passing through the bottom of the spaces between them is slightly to the rear of the outer surface of the lugs when viewed in the same direction.

In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 shows a front view of a fragmentary portion of a suspender partly in vertical section and the improved buckle connected thereto; Fig. 2 shows a section of Fig. 1 on the line 2, 2; Fig. 3 indicates a right'hand side view of Fig.

l; Fig. 4 represents an inside 'elevation of the rear member of the buckle; Fig. 5 shows o a right hand side view of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 indi cates a top vvieweof F ig.` 4; Fig. 7 represents an inside elevation of the front member of the buckle; Fig. 8 shows a top view of Fig. 7

Fig. 9 indicates a view similar to Fig. 3 with the buckle slightly modified; Fig. 10 shows a View similar to Fig. 9 with a further modification;Fig. 11 represents a partial right hand side view and section of Fig. 10 on the line i l1, 11; Fig. 12 indicates a view similar to Fig. 11 with another modification and Fig. 13

shows a section of Fig. 12 on the line 13, 13.

The buckle is indicated with front member comprising the flat body portion 20, having the upper edge 21, the lower edge 22 and the bent over side walls 23integral with said body portion and from which extend the pivots 24, which are located to the rear of and parallel tosaid body portion 20. The rear angular member of the buckle comprises the body portion or thumb plate 28 having the forwardly extending bent over side walls 29 perpendicular to said body portion 28. The bent over top wall or grip 30 extends from the body portion 28 and has formed therewith the serrated edge comprising the teeth 31 with the spaces 32 between them. The bottom portion of the spaces are indicated at 33, and the peak ends of the teeth are indicated at 34. Journal lugs 35 extend from the upper end ofthe body portion 28 and the crowns 36 of their outer circumferential surfaces in the top plan view of the member are slightly spaced forwardly from a plane passing through the bottom portion 33 of the spaces of the teeth, as indicated inFig. 6. The crowns of the lugs 35 as viewed in Fig. 4 are in alignment with a plane drawn through the crown 37 of the bent over top wall 30. It will be noted that in this particular instance, that ends or points 34 of the teeth are somewhat below the crowns of the said bent over top wall. The teeth 31 function as a gripping edge.

It will be noted that the flat body portion 20 of the front member and the body portion 28 of the rear member are practically the same length to maintain the webbing of the suspender in proper lateral position.

The webbing of the suspender is indicated inits,` entirety by the numeral 40 and is shown with the legs 41, 42 and 43. The bottom of the legs 41 and 42 are continued to form the curved portion 44. The leg 43 is formed from va continuation of the leg 42 and its lower portion is fastened to the leg 42 as indicated at 45.

To assemble the members ofthe buckle the pivots 24 are engaged with the journal lugs 35is plainly indicated in Fig. 2. The webbing 40 with its leg 41 is located to bear against the rear face of the body portion 2O` of the front member and the leg 43 is disposed to bear on and bent over top wall and on and over the journal lugs of the rear member. The side walls 29 of the rear member maintain the leg 43 of the webbing in proper lateral position. The lower portion of the leg 43 bears against the leg 41. The teeth 31 in this instance eX- tend through the leg 43 and engage the leg 41. It will be noted that the said teeth 31 do not 'extend entirely through the leg 41. The side walls 29 in this instance constitute guides for the side edges of the leg 43 of the webbing. A loop 48 is suspended from the curved portion 44 of the webbing for the buttonhole ends not shown' of the suspender;

Referring to Fig. 9 and as already described the webbing is indicated at with its legs 41, 42 and 43 and the/curved connecting portion 44. The loop 48 is again shown. The body portion of the buckle is again indicated at 2O with the pivots 24. The rear member of the buckle is in this instance indicated with the body portion 28a, that has formed therein an elongated opening 50. rIhe body portion 28a is indicated with the side walls 29, the teeth' 31 and the journal lugs 35. The webbing 40 and the leg 41 again bear againstthe rear face of the body portion 20 of the front member. The curved connecting por tion 51 of the legs 42 and 43 extend through the elongated opening 50, and the teeth 31 are pnly engaged with the one leg 41 of the webing.

Referring to Figs. 10 and 11 and as already described the webbing is indicated at 40, with its legs 41, 42, 43 and the curved connecting portion 44. The loop 48 is again shown. The front member of the buckle is again indicated having the body portion 2O with its pivots 24. The rear member of the buckle is in this instance indicated with the body portion 28?), that has formed therewith the wings 55 having the ends 56 which latter are slightly spaced from each other. The teeth of the rear member are again shown at 31 and the journal lugs are again shown at 35. A The webbing 40 and the leg 41 again bear against the rear face of the body portion 20 of the front member, and the upper portion of the leg 42 bears against the outside face of the wings 55, while the leg 43 bears against the inner faces of said wings. The curved connecting port-ion 58 of the latter legs is supported upon the top edge of said wings 55.

Referring to Figs. 12 and 13, as already described, a pair of the legs of the webbing are shown at 42 and 43. The rear member of the buckle is indicated with the body portion 280, that has formed therewith teeth 31 and the journal lugs 35. In this instance Wings 55a similar to the wings 55 are formed with the body portion 280, by being pressed out from the latter leaving openings 59. The

legs 42 and 43 are disposed with reference to the wings 55a as described for the wings 55.

Various modiications may be made in the invention and the present exempliication is to be taken as illustrative and not limitative thereof.

Having described my invention what I desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim is:

1. In a buckle the combination of a front member, said front member comprising a iiat body portion, pivots integral with said body portion, and extending to the rear thereof,

a rear member comprising a body portion, practically of the same length as the body portion of the front member, journal lugs formed at the upper end of the body portion of the rear member, a bent over top wall eX- tending `from the upper end of the body portion of said rear member, teeth formed with said bent over top wall, said journal lugs engaging the pivots of the front member, the top portion of the crowns of said lugs being in alignment with the top portion of the crown of said bent over wall to facilitate the bearing of webbing thereon without rutHing, jlpon both the said bent over wall and said ugs.

2. In a buckle for a suspender the combination of a front member comprising a flat body portion, pivots integral with said body portion and extending to the rear thereof, a rear member comprising a body portion pracftically of the same-length as the body portion of the front member to maintain the webbing of the suspender in proper lateral position, forwardly extending side walls perpendicular to and formed with the body of said rear member to maintain a leg of the webbing of the suspender in proper lateral position, journal lugs formed at the upper end of the body portion of the rear member, a bent over top wall extending from the upper end of theibody portion of said rear member, teeth formed with said bent over top wall, said journal lugs engagingthe pivots of the front member, the ltop portion of the crowns of said lugs being in alignment with the top portion of the crown of said bent over wall, to facilitate the bearing of webbing thereon without rattling, upon both the said bent over f wall and said lugs.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, city of New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 16th day of August A. D. 1929.

RUDOLPH F. BARTEL. 

